Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2755
Published: April 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12009
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2755
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-2755
Install update from vendor's website.